| ![Show Contents]() Beet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Beet familyThe surname Beet was first found in Edinburghshire, a former county, now part of the Midlothian council area where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Beet familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beet research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1344, 1375, 1466, 1654 and 1655 are included under the topic Early Beet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Beet Spelling VariationsAlthough the name, Beet, appeared in many references, from time to time, the surname was shown with the spellings Beats, Beatts, Beat, Beet, Beatt, Bet, Bett and many more. Early Notables of the Beet familyMore information is included under the topic Early Beet Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Beet migration to the United States | + |
Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of cholera, typhoid, dysentery or small pox. In North America, some of the first immigrants who could be considered kinsmen of the Beet family name Beet, or who bore a variation of the surname were
Beet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- L Beet, aged 26, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 1
| Beet migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2Beet Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- hack Beet, aged 23, who arrived in Si Christopher in 1635 1
- Isack Beet, aged 23, who landed in St Christopher in 1635 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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